WHY UAB WON: This was an exhibition game, so UAB was going to have more talent on the floor than Milligan. Milligan put up a fight, regardless of score, but didn't have the size to contain UAB's starting forwards of C.J. Washington, Rod Rucker and Fahro Alihodzic. UAB went on a 14-0 run with the starting five of those three plus Jordan Swing and Chad Frazier to stretch a lead to 72-47 with just under eight minutes to go.

TOP UAB PLAYER: C.J. Washington, a 6-foot-8 junior college transfer, hit his first six shots, including a 3-pointer and finished with 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting.

SUPPORTING CAST: Fahro Alihodzic was the only other double-digit scorer among the starters with 10 points and seven rebounds. Point guard Chad Frazier scored nine with six assists. Rod Rucker shot just 4-of-15, but had eight points with 13 rebounds. Jordan Swing scored eight. Robert Williams, a starter last year, double-doubled off the bench with 10 points and 10 rebounds.